The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-30
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITEMS OF NEWS from NEAR BY
COUNTIES.
Hayersack of Happenings Gathered
From Our Exchanges in Piedmont
North Car olina.

Judge Clark will open court in Iredell
county on Monday, August Sth.
The tax-listers will meet in Danbury
next Monday to revise the books.
A rattle-snake with seven rattles was kill
ed near Danbury one day last wsek.
Stokes Superior Court will convene on
Monday, August Sth-two weeks term.
The farmers of Rowan county report the
wheat crop the finest harvested for many
years.
A careful canvass of Rowan county places
the acreage of tobacco at fifty per cent less
than last year.
The Danbury Reporter says the apple and
peach crop will be comparatively short in
that county this season.
The Reporter thinks postal money order
Office ought to be established at both Wal
nut Cove and Germanton.
The Presbyterians, of Greensboro, have
in contemplation the erection of new
church in the near future.
Wheat thrcshin;s is going on in all our
neighborlng counties and some farmers
port the yield the best in 80 years.
A military company has recently been
organized in Greensboro under the style and
name of Greensboro Light Infantry"
Mr.. S. Fl. Boyd, of Reidsville, has re-
ceived the appointment of Stamp Clerk at
that place under Collector Marlborough.
The National Bank, of High Point, is
about ready TO close up its past six months
business, which has proven highly satisfac
tory.
The ever generous Julian S. Carr, of
Durham, has donated 5000 Golden Belt
Cigarettes to the Episcopal Building Fund
of High Point.
At the recent term of Guilford court,
Judge Phillips sentenced nine prisoners to
the penitentiary. OF that number, four
| were ex-convicts.
| Shows Model Tobacco Barn at High Point
is 'sbig BOOM" and that orders for
barns are coming in lively.
| A temperance celebration and basket
| picnic will be held at Archdale, Randolph
| county, on Saturday next, July End. Ex-
| tensive preparations are being made for an
enjoyable occasion.
| The citizens of Germanton are said TO be
| actively engaged in making arrangemen ts
| for celebrating Independence Day and the
| completion of the railroad to that point.
They anticipate 3jolly good time" upon
! this occasion.
Mr.. Joseph Scales, of Greensboro and DIR.
| D. r. Parker, of Trinity College, have been
| appointed by Gov. Scales as delegates from
| this State to the Interstate Farmers Con-
vention to be held a. Atlanta, Ga, August
| 10th.
| Carter Johnston and Jim Boyd both col
ored, who made assault upon Mr.. w. B.
| Crump in Greensboro, on February 11th,
were last week sentenced to 10 years each in
| the penitentiary.
| The Statesviile District Conference, of
| the NJ. E. Church, South, will be held at
/ Elkin, Surry county, commencing on Thurs
| day before the 3rd Sunday in August. Bish-
| OPP Key has promised to be in attendance.
| The mail train on the C. F. & Y V. r.
| r. is expected to be running to Germanton
| by Saturday next, while upon good authori-
| ty. the road will be completed to Dalton, 10
miles from Germanton, by the end of Au-
| gust.
The Statesville Landmark, under the
| head of weather notes." last week said !:
eve have no hesitation about stating the
| fact that the bottom literally dropped out
| of Alb. Harbin's thermometer here, the
mercury ran out on the floor and the con-
| Germ Went out of business
Mr.. Kerr Craige, has received instruc-
tions from Washington to open the Collec-
tors office in Salisbury on July LIST. The
| Watchaaan says Mr.. Craige declines to be
interviewed on the number of applicants
per day for positions in the revenue service.
We nave been told, however, that the aver
age is about thirty-six.
Among the recent graduates at Roanoke
College, Va, we notice the names of C. A
Brown, of Salisbury and Phillip E Wright
| of Enochville. Among the scholars of dis
dinction were Willis a. Deaton and Jane.
NJ. Deaton, of china Grove. The degree
"Master of Arts was conferre.! upon Rev
IL IF no 4
Several gentlemen, representing capital
recently paid visit to Stokes county, will
view to buying and operating some of tn
iron mines in the county. They expressed
themselves satisfied as to the quality ant
quantity Of the iron. Old Stokes doubles
has much wealth stored away in mimi.
resources, and the people are fast finding
cut.
The Reporter. speaking of the outlook 70
the wheat crop in Stokes county this yea
says Wheat harvesting is at its highest tai
: week. and from what we have seen as wei
as from the expressions of a good man
) farmers with whom we have talked tn
harvest was never better, indeed our grail
and corn crop prospects generally are luxu
RANT, and the outlook of course, mos
| cheerful.
News reaches US OF brilliant marrlae
, last week at Elkin, Surry county. Th
contracting parties were Mr.. Thomas i.
Lillard, of Ashe county and Miss Mamie ]
Gwyn, of Elkin. The ceremony pc
. formed in the Methodist Church by Re
K. A. Willis. The following were the a
!. tendants: Miss Annie Gwyn and NJ
John Thomas; Miss Lizzie Thomas an
Mr.. Hugh Chatham; Miss Sallie Gwyn an
Mr.. r. l. Thurman; Miss Ada Worth an
Mr.. Gwyn Lenoir; Miss Carrie Cowles an
Mr.. Paul Chatham; Miss Fannie Gwy
and Mr.. David Cowles; Miss Mamie Rot
!, and Mr. NJ Chatham Miss OH Gwy